Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Week 4 - 7v7 Defending 1v1

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Name:	Rob Jones
City:	Plymouth
Country:	United States of America
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session designed on introduction to 1v1 defending. Objectives to improve Pressure, position and patience.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Play 1 - Arrival Games

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Play 1 - Arrival Games (10 mins)

3v3 Arrival games.

Outline: When the players arrive at practice, attempt to get the players playing small-sided 3v3 games.

Set-up: 6 players in a 25 x 15 area

Guided Questions: Questions asked to focus the players attention, no answers are needed.

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice 1 - Tag Game

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Practice 1 - Tag Game (10 mins)

Foundation Move - Outside hook

Coaching Points:

1. Set up as player is about to pass ball

2. Instead of passing ball, foot goes on top of ball

3. With the same foot roll backwards

4. Accelerate away

Numbers Game

Players with a ball each dribble around in area, every three touches they do a move. When coach calls a number, you have to get into groups of that number. (anyone that doesn't has to go with the coach)

Progression - when coach calls out "pressure" players have to run to another ball and get into the defensive position

Coaching Points:

1. Speed to ball

2. Arms length

3. Side on

4. Sitting position

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice 2 - Defending game Non directional

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Practice 2 - Defending game Non directional (10 mins)

Set Up:

6 v 1 / 2 or 3 in the box, the whites must have a ball each and keep in, the defending 3 must win the ball and kick it out of the box. The greens must keep the ball away from the defenders by shielding and moving. Once the defenders win the ball and kick the ball out then that player too becomes a defender.

Manage numbers appropriately so that there are less defenders, to make session harder for defenders by taking defenders away to start / to make it easier add more defenders

Aim:

Give players opportunity to practice in a 1v1 situation. Work on the defending aspect and how to deal with players running at them

Coaching Points:

Defensive coaching points

Sprint to the ball

Slow down before they get there

Put the breaks on

Side on

Half turned

Show away

low centre of gravity

recovery step and run if beaten

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice 3 - Defending directional

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Practice 3 - Defending directional (15 mins)

Set Up:

Attackers must run across the area to the other side without being tackled. If the defenders win the ball and kick the ball out of the area then that person becomes a defender too. The last one standing is the winner.

The coach should signal when the attackers can leave one end and attempt to get across to the other end.

Aim:

Allow players to defend in situations where players are running directly at them

Coaching Points:

Work as an individual to start to win the ball

Defensive technical points

Once attackers become defenders then work together to win the ball off the attackers that are left

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Practice 4 - 1v1 & 2v2

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Practice 4 - 1v1 & 2v2 (20 mins)

Set Up:

1v1 (10mins) one goal on the end line in the corner of the field. The attackers must run the ball through this goal, the defenders must defend this area of the pitch and show inside away from the goal. If the defender wins the ball they can pass out to their team mates on the side

2v2 (10mins) progress the practice to play 2v2 - this time the attacking teams scores by running the ball over the end-line - if the defenders win the ball they can attack the other way and stop it on the other line

Aim:

For players to learn and defend one area of the field, to show inside and away from goal

Coaching Points:

Sprint to the ball

Slow down before they get there

Put the breaks on

Side on

Half turned

Show away

low center of gravity

recovery step and run if beaten

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Play 2 - Final Games

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Play 2 - Final Games (10 mins)

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